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Scaredy Cat and Horror Hound

Need a helping hand to guide you through the haunted house that is the horror genre? Welcome to Scaredy Cat and Horror Hound! Join Carson (the horror hound) as he leads Laney (the scaredy cat) through an introduction to all things horror, as they explore the genre in its many highs and lows. By introducing each other to the different sides of horror media, they will share insights as both newbies and seasoned pros while reviewing one piece of media each episode. With their backgrounds in art, art

tv & film

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13. HALLOWEEN (1978): De-de-doo De-de-doo De-doo…

Scaredy Cat and Horror Hound ·

2025/10/31

Content warnings: discussions of stigmatization of the mentally ill, discussions of home invasion violence, genre-typical violence.Take a field trip with Laney and Carson back to Haddonfield circa 1978, with the slasher classic that has defined the genre rules, and how to break them, for decades– John Carpenter’s Halloween! We come full circle analyzing the blueprint for the slasher genre, the final girl archetype, and the horror movie icon set down by Carpenter that led to Randy’s Rules that we

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12. TRICK R TREAT (2009): Weapon of Choice? Candy Bar...

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2025/10/23

Content warnings: emetophobia, discussions of violence done to children, discussions of violence done to kids with special needs,Happy spooky month, listeners! Just like we did for Pride Month(s), Carson and Laney are doing a two-part episode series covering movies that celebrate and embody the best holiday of the year: Halloween! For a more lighthearted start to this series, we review Trick R Treat, the 2009 campy graphic novel-esque anthology film that introduced one of Halloween’s iconic

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11. THE SUBSTANCE (2024): Respect the pouch! Respect it!

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2025/09/30

content warnings: trypanophobia, emetaphobia, body dysmorphia, discussions of disordered eating and grotesque food, graphic descriptions of gore and body horror.Ready for a gross one? Join Laney and Carson (aka MonstroCarsoLaney) in their first explicitly body horror film discussion for the critically acclaimed and beautifully grotesque 2024’s The Substance! Topics include: why all that good so disgusting; needles and teeth and fingernails, oh my!; self perpetuating cycles of harm all for the

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10. NOSFERATU (2024): Yesferatu?

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2025/09/12

Content warnings: explicit discussions of sex and sexuality, monsterf*cking, mentions of emetaphobia content, brief mentions of necrophiliaIt’s finally time for bouncing on it crrrrazy stylllle! From the recent prolific memes, online discourse, and even award show notoriety, most of us have some preconceived notions about the 2024 Nosferatu remake by Robert Eggers of the 1922 silent film. Does the film live up to the hype it’s been given? Does over-hyping a movie lead to disappointed audiences

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9. I SAW THE TV GLOW (2024): Unbury Your Gays

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2025/08/18

There is still time…for celebrating and honoring Pride 2025! In Part 2 of our Pride episodes, Carson and Laney take a step back from the usual goofs and gags for a more serious in depth look at gender dysphoria and the reality of growing up trans in the incredibly moving I Saw the TV Glow. Join your hosts as they get vulnerable about growing up in and out of various closets, the internal struggles queer and trans folks face as they come into who they are, and the ways in which we protect ourselves

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8. JENNIFER’S BODY (2009): We’re All Lesbigay for...

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2025/08/04

Content warning: homophobia, mild discussions of sexual assault, emetophobiaHappy Pride, Scaredy Cats and Horror Hounds! In Part 1 of our two part Pride 2025 episodes, Carson and Laney take a trip down memory lane to their own high school years (cringe) while discussing the queer cult classic Jennifer’s Body. Themes include: comphet, being in love with your best friend, experiencing high school as a queer girl in and out of the closet, and, of course, vampirism and monstrosity as metaphors for queer

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7. AMERICAN PSYCHO (2000): Feed Me a Stray Podcast Host

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2025/07/21

Content warning: deep dive into toxic masculinity and incel mindsets, discussions of AIDS crisis, gendered violenceNeed to return some videotapes? Well switch on your Walkman and tune into the latest episode of Scaredy Cat and Horror Hound on your way! We're back from the hazy post-graduation hiatus and ready to share our tastefully thick business cards with you.In this extra special extra long episode, Carson and Laney welcome their first guest, Carson’s partner and friend of the pod Maddie, to

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6. FREAKS (1932): One of Us, One of Us!

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2025/03/27

We accept her, we accept her! In this episode, Laney brings the cult classic Freaks to chat about with Carson. Topics include marginalized bodies, disability in horror, and a little bit of the history of film and censorship. Trapeze through this movie about able bodies taking advantage of disabilities, the difference between exploitation and opportunity, and representation in film over the span of nearly a century. Gooble gobble, gooble gobble!Mentions: Alok Vaid-Menon, Cherry 2000, the bargain bin

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5. NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984) - A Man of Your...

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2025/03/11

Content warning: discussions of child sexual abuse, violence towards minors, alcoholism, child neglectOne, two, don’t let your nightmares come true! Returning to classic 80’s slashers, Laney and Carson discuss the infamous Freddy Krueger and the introduction of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. While going back to Wes Craven and his Scream rules, we critique the classic teen slasher genre and its focus on the horrors of teen sexuality, and question how slight variations in narrative change the

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4. LOST BOYS (1987): Initiation’s Over, Time to Join...

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2025/02/19

Content warning: brief discussions of child abuse and sexual violenceNow you know what we are, now you know what YOU are! Laney and Carson travel to the Murder Capital of the World for this episode on Lost Boys! In this episode, we discuss queer vampires, the Satanic Panic, and a pure Freudian slip about one of Laney’s favorite K-pop groups. We dissect film through the queer lens, theory of disidentification (José Esteban Muñoz 1999), and the many versions of vampire metaphors used in media. Join

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60:48

Episode 3: THE VVITCH (2015): Wouldst Thou Like to...

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2025/02/06

Content warning: religious trauma, abuseCarson and Laney go back to the 1600’s for this episode about The VVitch. Robert Eggers takes us on a whirlwind of religious zealotry, scary jackrabbits and goats, and the kind of witchcraft that makes you go “eugh.” We chat about Robert Eggers like we know him personally and how that relates to auteur theory. Join us as we sign our names in the big spooky book and discuss the VVitch.

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Episode 2: CARRIE (1976): Good for You, (Prom) Queen

Scaredy Cat and Horror Hound ·

2024/12/05

Content warning: there are discussion of bullying, menstruation, religious trauma, and sexual assault in this episode. Discussion of sexual assault starts at 1:03:43 and ends at 1:06:20. Listen with care. They’re all going to laugh at you! Laney and Carson are going back to high school to talk about Carrie. An adaptation of Stephen King’s first novel turned into a classic horror movie, Brian De Palma sure did a great job of showing us what grown men think it feels like being a bullied high school

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Episode 1 - SCREAM (1996): There Are Certain Rules to...

Scaredy Cat and Horror Hound ·

2024/11/18

What’s your favorite scary movie? This week, Carson and Laney talk about Scream, the 1996 classic slasher film with the spooky masked murderer Ghostface terrorizing the quaint little town of Woodsboro, California. Topics of discussion include the horror of being a wealthy white American teen in the 90s, queercoding of villains trying to destroy the nuclear family ideal, and why sex is a killer in teen horror movies. It’s the millennium! Motives are incidental! Also, RIP Stu Macher, you would have

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Episode 0 - A Long Form Trailer

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2024/11/05

In this pilot of Scaredy Cat and Horror Hound, Laney and Carson introduce themselves and why we’re talk about about horror films in the first place. We touch on the first horror movies we ever watched, what we think makes horror good or bad, and why Carson has to hold Laney’s hand through the process of talking about scary movies. We hope you enjoy the journey as much as we do!

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